Timeline July 1892

Events in July 1892 7

• 1892 Wimbledon 1892 Men: Wilfred Baddeley · Women: Lottie Dod Dod's third title.
• 1892 Populist Party adopts the Omaha Platform US third party formalizes agrarian and labor reform agenda Delegates of the newly formed People's Party, known as the Populists, met in Omaha, Nebraska and adopted a platform calling for the free coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and public ownership of railroads. The party went on to win over a million votes in that year's presidential election.
• 1892 Homestead Strike Violent labor dispute at Carnegie Steel Workers at the Carnegie Steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania struck after a wage cut, leading to a gun battle with Pinkerton agents hired by the company that left several dead on July 6. The strike was broken after state militia occupied the town, weakening the steelworkers' union for decades.
• 1892 Keir Hardie elected as independent Labour MP First independent working-class MP in the British Parliament Keir Hardie won the seat of West Ham South in the general election, becoming the first person to sit in the British House of Commons as an independent representative of labour interests. His election was a milestone toward the later formation of the Labour Party.
• 1892 – 1962 Thomas Mitchell (1892-1962) American actor, the first to win an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony, with five major films in 1939 alone.
• 1892 Thomas Mitchell born in Elizabeth Thomas Mitchell is born in Elizabeth.
• 1892 – 1984 William Powell (1892-1984) Died 5 March 1984, aged 91 American actor William Powell, best known for playing detective Nick Charles opposite Myrna Loy in the Thin Man film series, died in Palm Springs, California.